TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD & BAD

CUT DOWN

I have come across several different interpretations of the Garden of Eden myth. There are even still some who believe the story to be a literal history of events.. rather than the symbolic drama that it was intended to be.

The books of the Bible were never meant to be understood as historical documents. This was just an illusion that the prophets created with their manner of speaking.

In reality.. the biblical stories were just written in such a way as to mirror people’s customs and expectations.. since the books (or scrolls) were based on other already existing stories.. myths.. legends.. traditions.. and the commonly held beliefs in magic and supernatural occurrences..

Hence all the.. seemly.. “miraculous” events.. and the mythological accounts.

All this was actually the artful symbolism that was employed to keep the sages deepest secrets under wraps.. until the time was right for them to be revealed.

The Bible.. on the surface.. appears to be a mixture of all these cultural influences.. but below decks it is a testimony to a wisdom that the world has yet to find.. the Holy Grail of the ancients.. the Changer of the Times. the Holy Spirit of God..... which is.. all in all.. the Mind of the Christ.

And.. the Mind of Christ is a Tree of Life to those who find it.. since the knowledge of the nature of the Christ’s Spirit.. is the key to establishing the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.. and that’s one thing we ALL want..

Don’t we ?  

The Tree of Life then.. is symbolic of.. when the Holy Spirit (Please see “The Seven Spirits” for a definition of “Holy Spirit”).... finally governs this world.

CONCERNING THE NATURE OF ORIGINAL SIN

“We must obey Christ as ruler.. not men.” ..wrote St Paul

Sadly.. this hasn’t taken root.. YET!

Mankind has been disobedient from the beginning of time (symbolised by the Eden myth). Disobedient towards the most natural of all laws.. the Law of Love.. known as “the Golden Rule”.. This Law.. if enforced in ALL our hearts.. can bring peace to mankind.. heal its wounds.. AND MAKE “THE DEAD” alive again speaking metaphorically.. of courseJ).

The “rule” has always been taught by the sages through the ages.. but few have ever really listened.

Rather “adulterously” preferring to have their ears tickled by the regulations of mediocre men.......... yet.. the meritocracy of the knowledge of these men is deplorable...

...and what’s more.. it makes no sense.

Scripture teaches that mankind has consistently shown itself to be unfaithful towards the words of the wise.. and instead has chosen to think out its pathway for itself.

This has been the cause of our undoing.. our fall from our natural state of being in harmony and at peace with everything that surrounds us..

It’s our spiritual ignorance that is to blame.. and nothing more.

Before “the Kingdom” can be truly established on Earth.. the tree of the knowledge of good and bad MUST be first cut down.. and from it’s “rootstock” a new “tree will spring forth.. the Tree of Life!

This tree is a symbolic representation of this existing system of things.. a system that.. since the beginning of time.. has always been governed by cruelty.. ignorance.. wickedness.. injustice.. animosity.. deceptions.. and tyranny.. etc.

Men’s laws only attempt to tell us what we can’t do

The Law of Love tells us what we can do.

It is THIS SYSTEM which has given us the knowledge of good and bad.. and which has given us a good reason to be ashamed of ourselves.. because we treat each other in a way that we would not wish to be treated ourselves.. This is the “sin” of mankind (BTW - Mankind is symbolised by Adam.. in the myth).

The Serpent represents the deceptive teachings.. which have led mankind away from God.. and which have separated mankind from “God’s paradise”.

The nature of the original sin then.. was that mankind refused to pay heed to God’s Law – which is summed up by living by the Golden rule.. and instead.. ate “the fruit” of this system of things.. with its oppressive rules and regulations and endless laws.. many which were drawn up in order to oppress the poor and to enslave them into usury.. just as they are still enslaved today.. in a society that knows no true equality.. or real justice at all.